Specialist, Recruitment & Outreach

St. Louis Community College; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Louis Community College is hiring an Admissions Recruiter to plan and implement recruitment activities, guide prospective students through admission steps, and respond to inquiries via email, chat, phone or in person.

You will conduct outreach to high schools and community partners, present information sessions, maintain records in Banner/CRM, and support enrollment campaigns to meet goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and over one year of relevant full-time experience.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Recruit prospective students through email, phone, in-person, and social media.
• Create presentations and outreach to schools, adults, and community groups to promote programs.
• Maintain event schedules for recruitment activities and campus visits.
• Represent the college at schools and community events to build partnerships.
• Collaborate with counselors and administrators to promote admissions policies and processes.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

Plans and implements recruitment activities: facilitates programs with local schools, organizations, institutions and businesses. Guides and facilitates the admission and enrollment steps for prospective, new, and continuing students by processing and maintaining accurate records and responding to inquiries from students, faculty, and staff via email, chat, phone, and in-person.

Primary Duties Performed

• Recruit prospective students by proactively communicating the enrollment process, program-specific details, and general STLCC information via email, telephone, social media, individual appointments, walk-in inquiries, campus tours, and group information sessions.
• Create presentations and conduct outreach to high school students, adults, special populations, school districts, community agencies, and other external groups to initiate and maintain programs and partnership opportunities; ensures consistent, relevant, and appropriate communications to partners to promote and advance positive relationship with STLCC.
• Maintain a schedule of events for student recruitment activities including on-campus visits and tours for prospective students and groups.
• Represent the college at area schools by interacting with classes and individual students.
• Establish and maintain relationships with school counselors, teachers and administrators.
• Represent the college at community and business agencies and at community events including college, career, and education fairs. Establish and maintain community and business contacts for student recruitment purposes.
• Collaborate with other college departments, local businesses, and community groups to form partnerships for the promotion of the College.
• Utilize Banner and CRM to track outreach. Ensure completed prospect information cards are entered into Banner/CRM in a timely manner.
• Participate in Enrollment campaigns that reach out to prospective and current students to meet overall enrollment goals.
• Advise school administrators, school counselors, teachers, students, and parents on STLCC policies and procedures related to Admissions and Enrollment.
• Participate in training programs to develop professionally and become fully informed about the College and admissions strategies.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all parts of the enrollment process and assist students by administering placement testing, workshops and presentations, campus tours, or other initiatives as needed.
• Assist in the delivery of district wide initiatives, in collaboration with other offices, to enroll and support all student populations (dual credit, dual enrollment, international students, transfer students, visiting students, first time in college students, etc).
• Must maintain knowledge of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and commit to operating in compliance 100% of the time.
• Other duties as assigned. Weekend and evening work may be required.

Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and over one (1) year of relevant full-time experience.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Working Conditions

• Generally works in an office environment.

Physical Requirements

• Negligible